mispunctuatev.
/(ˌ)mɪsˈpʌŋ(k)tʃʊeɪt/, U.S. /ˌmɪsˈpəŋ(k)(t)ʃəˌweɪt/ transitive. To punctuate (a sentence, etc.) incorrectly. Also intransitive.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > disregard for truth, falsehood > inaccuracy, inexactness > incorrectness of language > err linguistically [verb (intransitive)] > in punctuating
mispunctuatea1849
a1849 E. A. Poe Marginalia v The writer who neglects punctuation, or mis-punctuates, is liable to be misunderstood.
1950 Mod. Lang. Notes 65 559 Shakespeare on one occasion took pains, for the sake of a joke, to mispunctuate a few of his lines.
1981 Amer. Speech 56 271 Dalby.., whether by accident or intent, mispunctuates the source.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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